Iwo
Boy · EE-vo · Germanic
Iwo is a boys' name of Germanic origin, meaning “yew”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Iwo mean?
Germanic: Polish form of Ivo
“yew”
Polish form of Ivo; Iwo Odrowaz was a 13th-century Bishop of Krakow.
- Say it
- EE-vo
Is Iwo a girl's or a boy's name?
Iwo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Iwo in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Iwo, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2012, with 10 boys.
2025 had more boys named Iwo than any year since 2019.
Half of all the boys named Iwo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2009 and 2013, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Iwo in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 5 | #3,597 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 6 | #2,906 |
| 2007 | 4 | #3,748 |
Names like Iwo
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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